by Shane Henson — July 6, 2011—Avigilon, a company that offers high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced that Rogers Centre, a 50,000 seat capacity multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue and home to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Canada, has deployed the Avigilon HD Surveillance System to assist in maintaining a safe, comfortable, and entertaining spectator experience.
With a fiber network infrastructure already in place, Rogers Centre was able to cost-effectively add the Avigilon HD Surveillance System as a key element of its surveillance solution. Nineteen Avigilon HD 16MP cameras cover the entire seating bowl while a mix of Avigilon HD 1MP, 2MP, 5MP, 11MP, and 16MP cameras monitor the building’s exterior. Using Avigilon Control Center Enterprise Network Video Management Software with HD Stream Management, security personnel in the command post monitor the areas live during events. Three Avigilon HD network video recorders store continuous surveillance footage.
Rogers Centre leveraged its existing fiber network infrastructure to reduce installation and management costs and leveraged Avigilon’s use of JPEG2000 compression technology to reduce bandwidth requirements for additional efficiencies. Further cost savings were achieved because the Avigilon HD Surveillance System delivers complete coverage with dramatically fewer cameras and less staff than would be required to operate a traditional analog-based PTZ solution. In fact, Rogers Centre would have had to install hundreds of analog cameras to achieve the same coverage as 19 Avigilon HD 16MP cameras, says the company.
Another benefit to Rogers Centre was that the Avigilon HD Surveillance System also captures operational information that is used to make strategic business decisions regarding customer service delivery and risk management issues.
